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Kate O'Shaughnessy

@kloshaughnessy.bsky.social

Newbery Honor winning author of books for kids. Most recently THE WRONG WAY HOME (Knopf, 2024).

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This book is SOOOO good!! You'll want to preorder it!!

29.05.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a great book to get your hands on if you haven't read it! #mglit #sd36tl #TeacherSkybrarians @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social

16.02.2025 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As always, when @colbysharp.bsky.social recs a book, read it. @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social can spin a tale with a fresh voice and innovative storytelling. Read the whole thing today. Just wow.

16.02.2025 01:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
The First State of Being

The First State of Being

One Big Open Sky

One Big Open Sky

Across So Many Seas

Across So Many Seas

The Wrong Way Home

The Wrong Way Home

I interviewed @erinentrada.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/two-..., Lesa Cline-Ransome mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb..., @ruthbehar.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb..., and @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb... this week.

08.02.2025 00:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Thanks for posting and sharing this series! It was fun to answer.

07.02.2025 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Wrong Way Home

The Wrong Way Home

Lasagna Means I Love You

Lasagna Means I Love You


The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane

The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane

"School librarians are the architects of a more understanding, empathetic world. By getting kids to love stories, theyโ€™re encouraging them to love and better understand their fellow human." โ€”Newbery Honor author @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb... #TLSky

06.02.2025 23:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Newbery Honor Author Kate O'Shaughnessy I asked Erin Entrada Kelly, Ruth Behar, Chanel Miller, Lesa Cline-Ransome, and Kate O'Shaughnessy to each answer two questions and finish tw...

"Story is where empathy and understanding bloom. The trappings of a story may be fictional, but the internal experience of each character is rooted in truth." โ€”Newbery Honor author @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb...

06.02.2025 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿป๐Ÿ“š Grizzly Readers met for Caudill Books & Bites Book Club today to discuss Lasagna Means I Love You by @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social ! @rcyrba.bsky.social #204Reads

29.01.2025 23:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Currently reading these two kidlit books and congrats to Newbery Honor Award Winner!!!! @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social

29.01.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Way to go Kate O'Shaughnessy!!

27.01.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โค๏ธ! Thank you!!!

28.01.2025 23:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picture of a hand holding a book called The Wrong Way Home by Kate Oโ€™Shaughnessy

Picture of a hand holding a book called The Wrong Way Home by Kate Oโ€™Shaughnessy

Ha! Iโ€™m in the middle of it so yโ€™all who threw it on hold at the library can fully expect to wait until its due date when I will absolutely be returning it on time if not sooner. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Magnificent @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social! ๐ŸคŒ Congrats! #alayma #kidlit

28.01.2025 01:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

yay! i'm so glad you're enjoying it! thanks for posting!!

28.01.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Newbery Honor books are: ACROSS SO MANY SEAS by Ruth Behar; MAGNOLIA WU UNFOLDS IT ALL by Chanel Miller; ONE BIG OPEN SKY by Lesa Cline-Ransome; and THE WRONG WAY HOME by Kate O'Shaughnessy

27.01.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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THE WRONG WAY HOME won a Newbery honor!!!

Thank you to the committee and @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social for the honor of a lifetime!!!

27.01.2025 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This was so wonderful. Highly recommend. It's bite-sized in length, but packs a punch in substance and beauty.

21.01.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"When we begin to care about creatures that most people think are lowly, we become better people. We weave ourselves more tightly into the tapestry of the world around us, and we arm ourselves for the fight to save the world."

"When we begin to care about creatures that most people think are lowly, we become better people. We weave ourselves more tightly into the tapestry of the world around us, and we arm ourselves for the fight to save the world."

@rosemarymosco.com: "When we begin to care about creatures that most people think are lowly, we become better people. We weave ourselves more tightly into the tapestry of the world around us, and we arm ourselves for the fight to save the world."

08.01.2025 13:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2226    ๐Ÿ” 382    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
โ€œThe Wrong Way Homeโ€ by Kate Oโ€™Shaughnessy book cover

โ€œThe Wrong Way Homeโ€ by Kate Oโ€™Shaughnessy book cover

Reading about cults is kind of my jam โ€ฆ this story about a girl deprogramming after her mom takes them away was so absorbing I read it in one morning! @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social thanks for hitting my reading sweet spot!

05.01.2025 20:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for posting!

06.01.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wish there were an everyday ritual that was a more norma part of our society for something like this. All I know is that I will be lighting a candle for these trees tonight, and I wish it was expected of me.

12.12.2024 23:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe what I'm feeling is that there is a vast lack of proper honor, gratitude, and ritual in modern society when it comes to this kind of thing: felling a tree, slaughtering an animal for meat, mining stone and fuel. I wish we were all more thoughtful about it.

12.12.2024 23:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know they weren't safe to keep. I know they endangered my children, especially during the (increasingly) stormy season. Still, I feel so off. I have always felt that cutting down a tree is a kind of sacred act.

12.12.2024 23:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We have two redwood trees right in front of our house. Over the past few years, they have proven hazardous: they have dropped huge leaders and branches that have caused extensive damage to both our and our neighbor's houses. Today we cut them down. I have felt such a sense of grief all day.

12.12.2024 23:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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With the holidays approaching + my author copies burning a hole in my closet, I'm doing a #giveaway of *signed* copies of all my books! That's EMMY IN THE KEY OF CODE, RECIPE FOR DISASTER, PASTA PASTA LOTSA PASTA, *and* LUCKY PENNY to 3 lucky winners. Reshare and โค๏ธ to enter! US only.

09.12.2024 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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This was an exciting pre-Thanksgiving treat. So grateful. Thank you, New York Public Library!

28.11.2024 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks, Dad!

28.11.2024 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so so much! So glad you enjoyed it.

26.11.2024 16:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ“š The lonely heart of MAYBELLE LANE by Kate O'Shaughnessy - A lovely book with heart, and courage that captures the sound of happiness! @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social
#kidlit #mg #mglit

24.11.2024 23:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Aw thanks for the love for my first book!

26.11.2024 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Corn Casserole | The Girl Who Ate Everything Corn Casserole isย one of my favorite recipes at Thanksgiving and this is always one of the first side dishes to go. Some people call this creamed corn casse ...

And then finally, the newest addition to the mix is this corn pudding. It's so simple and easy to make but seems more complex in taste. A friend made it at a dinner party and after one bite I immediately asked for the recipe.
www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/corn-souffle/

20.11.2024 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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